M27Barney wrote: Is it the first time you've heard "Stardust We Are?" - Absolutely amazing epic and easily in amongst the finest of what symphonic prog has to offer!!!

its been a day well yesterday nothing but TFK...

Oh, by the way...........over at Radiant records on April Fools day they did a big sale, which wasn't a joke!  I picked up So Many Roads (3CD), Testimony 2 Live (3 CD's, 2 DVD's), and Kaliveoscope (3 CD's, 1 DVD) for $7.99 each.  I wasn't really planning on getting any of these, but for that price I figured what the heck.  So I'll have Neal Morse overload for the next few weeks

Actually, it will probably take a while to get through all that, especially the DVD's (since I rarely watch concert DVD's anyway).  Still, couldn't pass up the cheap prices. 

I have been digging back in my collection and pulling out stuff I hadn't heard in years.  Anyone ever heard the band Horizont?  Russian band that made very interesting prog in the mid-1980's.  I had forgotten how good their "Summer In Town" album was.  It starts with pure symphonic prog, almost in the Yes vein, before veering off into RIO/avante territory by the end.  3 long tracks.  No one seems to know what happened to these guys, but it's just amazing they created this music at the height of the Soviet Unions power.  Good stuff.

Oh, I also picked up the latest Neal Morse album, which was more expensive than any of those other sets I bought, at $12.99 for the single disk version, but what the heck, I have all of his other prog solo releases so why not that one too?


Edited by infandous - April 09 2015 at 10:56

Catcher10 wrote: ^ That is an old album like 1984 or so.....I have a digital download of that one I think...just 3 songs right?   How do you like the Grand Experiment? I don't have that one yet.....

Yeah, 1985 actually.  Crazy that something so good came out at that time, from the Soviet Union, no less!

I have not spun Grand Experiment yet, probably this weekend.  I really haven't gotten much out of Momentum, so I'm hoping this one will be better (though I do like the first and last tracks on Momentum, similar to my feelings about Lifeline).

infandous wrote: Oh, by the way...........over at Radiant records on April Fools day they did a big sale, which wasn't a joke!  I picked up So Many Roads (3CD), Testimony 2 Live (3 CD's, 2 DVD's), and Kaliveoscope (3 CD's, 1 DVD) for $7.99 each.  I wasn't really planning on getting any of these, but for that price I figured what the heck.  So I'll have Neal Morse overload for the next few weeks Actually, it will probably take a while to get through all that, especially the DVD's (since I rarely watch concert DVD's anyway).  Still, couldn't pass up the cheap prices.  I have been digging back in my collection and pulling out stuff I hadn't heard in years.  Anyone ever heard the band Horizont?  Russian band that made very interesting prog in the mid-1980's.  I had forgotten how good their "Summer In Town" album was.  It starts with pure symphonic prog, almost in the Yes vein, before veering off into RIO/avante territory by the end.  3 long tracks.  No one seems to know what happened to these guys, but it's just amazing they created this music at the height of the Soviet Unions power.  Good stuff. Oh, I also picked up the latest Neal Morse album, which was more expensive than any of those other sets I bought, at $12.99 for the single disk version, but what the heck, I have all of his other prog solo releases so why not that one too?

infandous wrote: Catcher10 wrote: ^ Lifeline is ok, I like Momentum better.....As my wife said when seeing the Momentum Tour, that music was more accessible than T2 Tour. A different topic but the setlist for Momentum was more enjoyable than T2. Thoughts pt2, World WE are very good and Weathering Sky was much better live. Well, yeah, Momentum is better than Lifeline, that's for sure.  I did listen to the first track of TGE.......sounds like a typical Morse opener.  In other words, I like it a lot   Will listen to the rest over the weekend.

starting with a transatlantic vibe, then ta tata moving head side to side and then the vocals kick in in, while sound not dropping, while having a tune playing in the background, overlapping musical layers, guitars adding to the vocal experience, up to the lead break again with rhythm and tunes taking one into a fantastic listening experience with the synths going one way while guitars on another tune and vocals (kicking in Jon Anderson like) spot on time, then giving way to the instrumentals again letting them take the lead inc. funny noises, soft and heavy naughty ones.

M27Barney wrote: Haha! and just listened to the antidote to Morse's religious woo-woo - Nightwish's "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" - very Ayreon like and a superb female singer who I liked...and superb talked passages by the one and only Tricky Dicky Dawkins....The 24 minute epic to end is superb - 78 minutes of sheer entertainment - gothic/Medieval prog/metal at it's finest !!!

Nightwish is just not my cup of tea.  Really don't care for prog metal much at all (gave up on DT a while ago, after hearing the first non-Portnoy album).  To be fair, the last Nightwish album I heard was back in 2005 or so, and I do like Ayeron, so maybe I should look for a track or samples.  An old friend of mines 19 year old son is a big fan though.


Edited by infandous - April 10 2015 at 15:22

tum ta ta ta ti ti dum dum... The Flower Kings - The Truth Will Set You Free Pt. 1/4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HcT459lEg8&index=154&list=PLMyHPEAFkfwNG6fntAnlnpEoU7kaqWQbr

Kati wrote: starting with a transatlantic vibe, then ta tata moving head side to side and then the vocals kick in in, while sound not dropping, while having a tune playing in the background, overlapping musical layers, guitars adding to the vocal experience, up to the lead break again with rhythm and tunes taking one into a fantastic listening experience with the synths going one way while guitars on another tune and vocals (kicking in Jon Anderson like) spot on time, then giving way to the instrumentals again letting them take the lead inc. funny noises, soft and heavy naughty ones. Fantastic track this is! The Flower Kings : Banks of Eden - 02 For The Love Of Gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taw99vMIyhM hahahaha fantastic